Improved diiing-table



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E. H. BLOEBAUM 8v C. H. NAGLE. DINING TABLE.

Nvo. 82,375. Patented Sept. 22, 1868.

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E. H. BLOEBAUM AND G. H. NAGEL, OF ST. CHARLES, MISSOlURi'.

Letters Patent No. 82,375, dated September 22, 1868.

IMPROVED DINING-TABLE.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

.Be it'known that we, E. H. BLOEBAUM and C. H. NAGEL, of St. Charles, inthe county of St. Charles, and State of Missouri., have made certain newand useful Improvements in Dining-Tables; and we do hereby declare thatthe following is a full and clear description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

This invention relates to an improvement in dining-room tables, of acircular form, wherein an annular rim, of sufcient width to sustain Vtheplates of-the guests, is placed, so as to surround the centre eld of thetable, whereon the dishes containing the viands are placed.

The centre part of the table is made to revolve on its axis, so as to beturned around by the guests, in order to bring any particular dish nearany person.

The general arrangement of the table-tcp is such that it maybe foldedup, so as to it the corner of a room, when not in use. l

-To enable those skilled in the art to make and use our improved table,we will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l of the drawings is a. top plan ofthe improved table as itappears when ready for use.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan ofthe same.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan ofthe central section, the surrounding annularrim being removed in this figure, Figure 4 is a. top plan, showing thetop folded up into its position for fitting the corner ofthe room.Figure 5-is a central sectional elevation.

The top of the table is composed of `a central circular field, A, and asurrounding annular rim, B. `Each' of these parts of the top is composedof four pieces, viz, the central one, of the pieces (z a a2 a3, and theouter or rimpiece,of the separate pieces b1 b2 b3. The piece a has onesquare corner and two straight sides, the remaining side being asegmental curve, drawn from the centre of the table. This central piecea is large enough of itself to forma respectably-sizcd table, suitablefor the corner of a room, and it is supported on the pivot c, whichrests on the turn-table C, and also on the conical rollers e'.rllhis'construction permits the ccntral field A to be turned around onits pivot c, when all the parts are in the positions to form a completetable, as is shown in figs. 1, 2, and 5. The whole table-top thusconstructed rests on a frame, D, and legs il rZ cl2 d3 cl* d cZ. Theportions of the frame D intermediate between the legs d cZ1 cl2 cl3areixed in a stationary position, while the portions to which theremaining legs are attached are arranged tobe folded up against thisstationary framework, as shown in fig. 2, by the full-line drawings, ordistended, so as to support the annular rim, as is shown by the dottedlines in the same gure.

The periphery of the central top A is rebated, for the reception of theinner edge of the rim B, which it overlaps, and sheaves1 a, in thisrebating, receive the weight of the periphery of the part A, anddiminish fric-` tion between it and the annular rim, when the inner partis turned around. The central part is also provided with knobs, a5, nearitsperiphery, for the purpose of turning it around. '.heccntral piece Aa is secured to the piece al by the hinges a6, and to the piece atl bythehinges a7, while the piece a3 is hinged to the piece al by the hingesas. Of the annular rim-pieces, those marked b ll b2 are hinged togetherby the hinges b, while the button b5 secures the rcmainingjcint. Buttons(t9 and al", shown most clearly in iig. 3, strengthen and sustain theouter wings of the central hoard, when thc parts are distcnded. i

When it is desirable that the annular rim shall remain in a fixedrelative position with reference to the central field, the hooks [16 mayengage the two parts, as is clearly shown in fig.

The table constructed as above described, when used for a dining-table,the annular rim B will sustain the plates used by the individual guests,while the central board A will receive the dishes containing theunbroken food of the meal.

Each guest may, at pleasure, turn the central board, by seizing oneofthe knobs a5 ahd whirling it around, so as to bring any ofthe dishesthereon in close proximity.

When not desired as a. dining-table, all parts of the top but; unepieces a and maybe folded down by -the side of the legs, asin g. 4,while the legs will be contracted, as shown by full lines in g. 2.

Having described' our invention, what we claim, is-

1. The central board A, When composed of the pieces a al d2 a3, and Vtheannular rim B, `when composed of the pie'es b 6I b2 b3, when the seidvparts are united andk arranged, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth. Y

2. Thearrangement of theframe D and legs d di d2 d3 d* d5 d6, hereinshown and described.

In testinony of which invention,` we hereunto set our hand-s, inpresence of i E. H. BLGEBAUM,

, C. H. NAGEL.. Witnesses:

M. RANDOLP, GEO. P. HERTHEL, Jr.

